Michael Knox, Morgans Chief Economist

Morgans Chief Economist and Director of Strategy, Michael Knox, joins Steve Austin on ABC Radio Brisbane to discuss the IMF’s latest Fiscal Monitor, released in October. The IMF now expects Australia’s budget deficits to run about 1% of GDP higher out...

In this episode, we unpack the latest RBA interest rate decision and the key messages from Governor Michelle Bullock's post-meeting press conference. Bullock explains why the Reserve Bank continues to focus on excess demand, labour market tightness...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points at its latest meeting, signalling the start of a more prolonged tightening cycle. While many economists believe the RBA will need only two more rate hikes, Michael Knox...

In this episode, Michael Knox and Stephen Austin from the ABC unpack the economic challenges Australia faces in 2025. With electricity subsidies ending and energy supply constraints persisting, households are bracing for higher power bills and rising...

Beginning on the 1st of October 2025, the US government began its current Federal government shutdown. The shutdown occurred because Democratic Party Senators refused to support a Continuing Resolution to provide funding for the US government. At the...